Skin Longevity – Your Guide to Slow Ageing.
Ageing may be an inevitable part of life, but the rate at which your skin shows signs of ageing is not tied to the passage of time. Ageing can be accelerated or decelerated, depending on various factors. Your skin's chronological age (the number of years you've been alive) and its biological age (how your skin functions, behaves and appears) are not always in sync.
What affects the biological age of skin?
All the information needed to prolong the health span of skin lies within our skin cells and DNA. DNA is found in every skin cell and contains specialised instructions to cells about when and how to divide or multiply and repair themselves. Your skin’s biological age is influenced by accumulated damage over time. By limiting or reducing DNA damage and encouraging repair, one can have a positive effect on the skin’s biological age.
What is skin longevity?
The concept of skin longevity goes beyond simply looking youthful; it’s about maintaining the health span and youthful behaviour of your skin for as long as possible. The unravelling of skin health and ageing is fundamentally dependant on micronutrition. The journey to achieving skin longevity is complex, yet crucial. While many people are focused on “turning back the clock,” the real goal should be to protect and support the health span of skin from as young as possible.
Watch Dr Des Fernandes explain Skin Longevity.
What are the three components of Skin Longevity?
The Determinants
Healthy-looking, youthful skin is influenced by a combination of genetics, lifestyle choices, and environmental factors, with UV damage playing a significant role. These determinants shape the foundation of how your skin ages and behaves over time as a result of accumulated damage.
The Destroyer
Free radicals are the skin's ultimate adversary. These unstable molecules are known to damage DNA, weaken cell membranes, fracture collagen and elastin fibres, alter biochemical compounds, all of which may even lead to cell death. Their destructive power accelerates the ageing process, making it essential to neutralise their effects effectively.
The Drivers
At the heart of skin health and longevity is cellular communication. This process, where cells transmit vital information to one another, relies on essential molecules. Among these, vitamin A stands out as the most crucial driver of skin longevity. This vital nutrient, along with antioxidants that neutralise free radical damage, are shown to sustain the skin’s healthy and youthful behaviour from within.
Tips for slow ageing.
By understanding and addressing these three components, you can better future-proof your skin, maintaining its youthful vitality for as long as possible.
- Replenish your skin with daily topical vitamin A supplementation. Vitamin A is the powerful driver of skin longevity. It is scientifically shown to normalise skin functioning, stimulate collagen production, promote natural moisturising factors, and skin immunity.
- Boost your skin’s resilience to damage by including antioxidants in your skincare routine every day.
- UV Exposure is one of the leading causes of premature ageing. Make daily sun protection a priority, rain, or shine.
- When your skin is comfortable with medium to high levels of vitamin A, you can intensify effects, by introducing Environ’s Retinol Serums to your daily routine to amplify the benefits of vitamin A micronutrition.
Taking care of your skin’s health span is a lifelong commitment. The choices you make today will have a lasting impact on how your skin looks and feels in the future. Consult with an Environ Skincare Professional to receive a personalised, science-backed recommendation.